Supposed Up-and-coming Trend: Not Showering

There was a story in the The New York Times over the weekend that claims that not hitting the shower is all the rage at the moment. The arguments against sudsing up? It's bad for the environment, dries out your skin, eliminates the good bacteria on your body and just generally isn't necessary with our lifestyle these days.

The articles states that "a contingent of renegades deliberately forgoes daily bathing and other gold standards of personal hygiene, like frequent shampooing and deodorant use."

An interesting idea, sure, but I've got to say, I'm not convinced this is really a whole movement. I know that there is a "No 'Poo" thing happening in which women are shampooing less. But not showering hardly at all? The only evidence they can find of this is a couple of anecdotes and the fact the dry shampoo sales have gone up--which doesn't really indicate that people aren't showering, since you can use it to thicken up your locks or absorb oil even if you have washed up. And all the statistics they mention seem to indicate what I would imagine: That most folks are showering most days of the week, and maybe skipping a day here or there. But maybe there really is a trend here and they just didn't quite convince me.

Let's find out with a chat. Are you showering less these days? Shampooing less? Have you given up deodorant? And if you are too shy to say you've done these things, it's OK, just say it's your friend Sally. Sally is totally cool with not washing.